John Tracy Lesson 1 and 2
Lesson Rationale Suggested activity
Face-to-face interaction face-to-face interaction better
than television for learning
language and communication
Language stimulation
To help your child become
interested in looking in the
talking that you do
To let your baby feel the
vibration made by your voice
and his
To begin helping him make
association between words
and action
Set time to interact with child.
Play with the child for at least
20 mins per day. Play with
the child and let him lead.
May be through play,
imitation of verbalizations,
naming of body parts, etc.
Talk to him face to face and
encourage him to talk
Help your child learn to watch
your face while you talk
Example:
when you are saying his
name
Talk to him about what he is
doing
Example
Roll over,
over you go,
over and over,
Baby Jjace’s kck!
Kick! Kick!
Clap your hands.
Count his fingers and toes
one by one as he watches
and listen
Peek-a-boo (use
handkerchief, piece of paper,
your hands, or behind a piece
of furniture)
Mirror (MIRROR Play)
Sit in front of a mirror and
direct his attention to the
image in the mirror. You
could say , “Look at Jjace,
look at mommy”. Clap or
wave then say “Jjace clap” or

Acknowledge child’s attempts
to communicate (may be
verbal or non-verbal)
Make learning multimodal
Set daily routine
Might not listen at first
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This will let him know that you Acknowledge non-verbal
understand him by
responding.
May use listening, looking,
and feeling
This will help him understand
when things happen
This is the time when they
pay attention.
Children might not listen at
first since sounds are new to
him
“Mommy is waving at Jjace”
Encourage and show him to
pat the mirror.
Or get a toy and talk to him
about the toy in front of the
mirror
behaviors (e.g. When child
points to car, you can say
“You want the car?”)
Shape some utterances (e.g.
when child says “ma” for
mama, you can say “Yes, I’m
mama”)
Bring child close to you when
you talk so he can feel your
voice.
Set routine and explain to him
as things happen
Always talk and describe
what is happening when
feeding, bathing, dressing
Do not be discouraged even
if the child does not seem to
listen. It is good to expose
him to language by explaining
things that interest him and
the things that happen
around him.
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